Former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam, who has such strong views, is
no longer in this world but he will always be alive in the hearts of the people.
Because he is such a famous personality whom every person know not only in
India but also all over the world. His thoughts inspire us, motivate us and provides
us with a new way to think about yourself. He was from a poor family but he achieved
a lot of success by his hard-work. Today we relate you with some
Amazing & Unknown facts about A.P.J Abdul Kalam which buzz you.
- Dr A P J Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931, in Rameshwaram, South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- The full name of A.P.J Abdul Kalam is “Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam”.
- When Kalam was 8 years old, he wakes up at 4 o’clock in the morning and after bathing, he used to read
mathematics.
- Dr Kalam sold “newspaper” in his childhood. Indeed, he wanted to help his father financially, for which he
used to go out to share the newspaper after coming to school.
- From 1992 to 1999, Kalam was also the Defense Minister’s Defense Adviser. During this time, the Vajpayee Government
also made nuclear tests for the second time in Pokhran and India joined the countries making nuclear weapons.
- Dr Kalam was awarded the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1997. Let us tell you, after Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishna and
Dr Zakir Hussain, Kalam is the only person who took over the post of President after holding Bharat Ratna.
- Doctor Kalam is very popular among youth and children. It is his popularity that MTV nominated him as Youth Icon of
the Year in the year 2003 and 2006.
- He has also known as the name of “Missile Man”. Dr Abdul Kalam has the credit of making India the first indigenous
satellite SLV-3 periphery as Project Director.
- When the President of India Dr Abdul Kalam reached Switzerland on 26 May 2006, the Government of Switzerland declared
that day “Science Day”, which is dedicated to Dr Azad.
- I have been very sad to say that this great man died on July 27, 2015, due to a heart attack.
So, these areĀ Amazing & Unknown facts about A.P.J Abdul Kalam which buzz you